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Schools in Voluntown · Voluntown School District

Voluntown’s public schools outscore 58% of Connecticut districts

Math proficiency in Voluntown’s districts is 57%, above the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Voluntown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

#73of 152 Connecticut townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
57%
▲ 6 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 17 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.7K
▲ 11% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
216 students on the public path
In brief

Voluntown’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,720 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Voluntown’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 58% of Connecticut school districts, #73 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores are above the Connecticut average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (168)Better than 60%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 149 test results could put Voluntown anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Voluntown’s students in the tested grades sat them (149 in math, 149 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Voluntown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Voluntown Elementary SchoolVoluntown School DistrictB+

Voluntown’s public schools are run by Voluntown School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Voluntown School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 216 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$28,720CT $25,892 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 50.5% · 149 students tested
Math57%
State average 39.8% · 149 students tested

Voluntown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Voluntown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VoluntownBVoluntown
GriswoldC−Griswold
North StoningtonANorth Stonington
SterlingC−Sterling
PlainfieldCPlainfield

Exeter, RI and West Greenwich, RI border Voluntown but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Voluntown

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Voluntownby address
Voluntown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
216 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Voluntown’s schools

Are Voluntown’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Connecticut: the public schools Voluntown children attend outscore 58% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #73 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Voluntown in?

Voluntown School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 216 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Voluntown spend per student?

$28,720 in Voluntown School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.